Rick Kehoe
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| Rick Kehoe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 15, 1951 Windsor, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL draft | 22nd overall, | ||
| Playing career | 1969–1985 | ||
Ricky Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.
Playing career
Kehoe played junior hockey in the
He played in 32 games with the
Kehoe was traded to the
In his playing career, he played in 906 NHL games, scoring 371 goals and 396 assists for 767 points, and accrued 120 penalty minutes. In 39 playoff games, he scored 4 goals and 17 assists for 21 points with 4 penalty minutes.
Awards and achievements
- Won the Lady Byng Trophyin 1980–1981.
- Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1981 and 1983.
- Member of the Trib Total Media Penguins All-Time Team and the Pittsburgh Penguins Hall of Fame
- Pictured up in the Ring of Honor that formerly circled in the Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1969–70
|
London Knights | OHA | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71
|
Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 58 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 38 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL
|
32 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 77 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 69 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 57 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 55 | 33 | 88 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 57 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 906 | 371 | 396 | 767 | 120 | 39 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4 | ||||
Coaching career
Kehoe became Director of Pro Scouting for the Penguins in 1985 and was named an assistant coach in 1986. Kehoe's name was engraved on the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 1991 and 1992. He remained in the Penguins organization as a scout or assistant coach until 2002.
Four games into the 2001–02 season, Kehoe took over for former Czech Olympic coach
On September 18, 2006, he was named to the professional scouting staff for the New York Rangers.
Kehoe was inducted into the Pittsburgh Penguins Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. He currently resides in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
Coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season
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Post season
| ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | G | W | L | Result | |||
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2001–02 | 78 | 28 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 5th in Atlantic | — | — | — | Missed playoffs | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2002–03 | 82 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 65 | 5th in Atlantic | — | — | — | Missed playoffs | |
| NHL totals | 158 | 55 | 81 | 14 | 10 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Penguins fire Hlinka, promote Kehoe". ESPN. October 17, 2001. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Penguins prosper under Kehoe". CBC News. October 27, 2001. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Penguins fire coach Rick Kehoe". CBC News. April 15, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Olczyk gets Pens coaching job". CBC News. June 11, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database